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One who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is intelligent among men.
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The books we read should be chosen with great care, that they may be,...
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Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it...
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The historian must have some conceptions of how men who are not historians behave.
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Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith, I consider a...
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Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body...
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There is no greater sorrowThan to be mindful of the happy timeIn misery.
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The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older...
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The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent,...
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To any intelligent being, there is no emotion more important than hope. Individually or...